THE SURGERY SCENE THAT BROKE THE ENTIRE CAST
The studio microphones picked up the sound of Mike Farrell taking a slow, deep breath. He was sitting in a soundproof podcast studio, decades removed from the…
THE PUNCHLINE NO ONE ON SET COULD LAUGH AT
It always happens when the autograph tables are finally folded away and the convention halls go dark. The fans go home, and the actors are left alone…
A WARDROBE BOX OPENED, AND FORTY YEARS SUDDENLY VANISHED.
It started as a quiet reunion tour through a Hollywood archival facility. Just two old friends wandering past endless rows of cardboard boxes holding pieces of television history….
THE SOUND THAT STILL MAKES THE CAST OF MAS*H FREEZE.
It was a quiet afternoon, years after the tents were packed up and the cameras stopped rolling. Gary Burghoff and Loretta Swit were standing together, simply catching up….
THE PROP THAT ALMOST CHANGED A TELEVISION GOODBYE FOREVER
It was late in a hotel lobby, hours after the cameras and crowds had vanished. Three old friends sat around a small glass table, the noise of a…
TV’S MOST ARROGANT SURGEON… BUT HIS TRUEST SELF STAYED HIDDEN FOR DECADES
For millions of viewers, he was the embodiment of Boston blue-blood arrogance. As the pompous, highly educated surgeon brought in to replace a beloved character on one of…
THEY ONLY SAT IN THE JEEP FOR A PHOTOGRAPH.
Years after the cameras stopped rolling, they found themselves standing in front of an old friend. It was a piece of green metal, rusting at the edges, parked…
THE SOUND THAT STOPPED THREE MAS*H STARS DEAD IN THEIR TRACKS
Years after the final episode aired, three old friends stood together in the dry California heat. Gary Burghoff, Loretta Swit, and Jamie Farr were doing what former castmates…
THE BARE TRUTH BEHIND THE MAS*H OPERATING ROOM
I was recently sitting in a recording studio, doing a long-form comedy podcast. The conversation was flowing naturally, bouncing between acting techniques and my time directing. Then, out…
WHEN A CRAZY GENERAL BROKE THE ENTIRE MEDICAL CAMP
I was listening to a great conversation the other day where a podcast host threw an unexpected question at his guest. The guest was the legendary Alan Alda….